Hi Chauncey, Thanks very much for the comprehensive reply. I'll get Googling and start reading about these techniques.
Many thanks, Martin On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Chauncey Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Individual brainwriting combined with "idea stimulation"methods is the > primary method for solo brainstorming. If you have another interested > colleague who could help, there is some research showing that dyadic > brainstorming (2 people who brainstorm following the rules for larger > groups) is very productive. Two energetic people can really take on > on ideas in the right environment - away from phones and in a nice > setting). > > You can also combine various techniques like first doing individual > brainwriting, then doing a Google Search to add items, then > investigate competitive products for more ideas, then you could apply > metaphor brainstorming to add more to your list of ideas, and then go > into the various techniques for group brainstorming like thinking of > combinations, magnifying (considering ideas where something is larger, > faster, more colorful), and so on. Mind mapping and concept mapping > are quite useful for individual brainstorming. > > Actually, "solo ideation" would be a great topic for a talk. Mostly > we talk about groups of various sizes, but solo ideation is often > critical, especially for consultants who may have to work alone. The > sketching that industrial designers is often solo braindrawing (visual > brainstorming). > > Maybe this would be a good Lightning Round talk for the IxDA > conference. I think that it is quite relevant, but doesn't really get > much attention. A title might be "Solo Brainstorming: Ideation > Methods for the Individual". > > Oh, perhaps role playing might help as well. What if you took on > various roles (81 year old man with macular degeneration versus 40 > year old financial advisor) and look at a topic or problem from those > perspectives. There is a technique in the UCD literature called > perspective-based inspections where team members take on different > roles or perspectives or personas. I've done this a few times and ask > people to play roles like "consistency czar" and "efficiency expert" > and it was both fun and revealed some novel issues. > > Thanks for the good question. I would curious to hear the ideas of > others about how to maximize the output of solo brainstorming. > > Chauncey > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:26 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which of these techniques are suitable for solo ideation? > > > > Cheers, > > -- > > Martin Polley > > Technical writer, interaction designer > > +972 52 3864280 > > Twitter: martinpolley > > <http://capcloud.com/> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:37 AM, Chauncey Wilson < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> > >> This is a good discussion. While group brainstorming gets a lot of > >> attention, there are a number of related techniques for idea > >> generation that can work in different situations including: > >> > >> Brainwriting > >> Buzz sessions > >> The Nominal group technique > >> Freelisting > >> The Lotus Blossom Technique > >> Braindrawing for visual ideas > >> Metaphor brainstorming > >> The Crawford Slip Method > > > -- Martin Polley Technical writer, interaction designer +972 52 3864280 Twitter: martinpolley <http://capcloud.com/> ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
